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Greetings from the island!  I have come to read but not spent any time posting on the computer....

All the talk about snow and ice makes me happy to splash in the rain.  Today was nice tho' and flowers are starting to appear in the garden.  It is still very cold first thing in the mornings and is a reminder that Spring has not quite arrived.

My Shoutbox is fine...tho' I never ever have anything much to shout about.

Monday the painters start in the house, so much preparation ahead.  Will have to take all the china, etc. out of cabinets, pictures off walls, etc.  My daughter is not well and in much pain, so this is certainly not going to help matters.  Then comes the hardwood floors, etc.  It is going to be a very long few weeks....I am very concerned for her. 

Life has not been too exciting.  I went carpet bowling last week and we had a nice group from Victoria come for a visit.  Will probably not get back again until all this updating has been completed.  Had a perm today, so my budget is shot for the next few weeks....Bought another new collar and I.D. for the neighbors cat.  His owner was grateful and thanked me...That was nice and made my day! 

Have been reading about Robotic Pets and how some senior places are using them.  What next?  Read an interesting blurb:

"What can something that does not have a life cycle know about your death, or about your pain?"

The article cited the case of a 72-year-old woman who, because she is sad, says she sees that her robotic toy is also sad. "What are we to make of this relationship when it happened between a depressed woman and a robot?"


Good question.  Pets seem to know when we need comfort and stick real close....at least mine have.  Squeek never leaves my daughter when she is having an expecially bad day and my cat always seems to understand.  We have automatic voices on pretty much everything today, now they even want to take away all normal contacts.   

Come to think of it....Robotic Politicians might not be such a bad thing!

Have prayed about all the needs and often think about Michael and Beth.  Has anyone heard how Zachary is doing?

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

 

Good Morning. 

About John and the ice roads.  The only loads he has not haulled is bio-hazzard and nuclear hazzards.  He loves driving and as I said he is good at what he does.  Driving the ice roads is a challenge he has wanted for years, and we are hoping he can do it.  The roads are really quite safe, it is the speed that is the determining factor.  The trucks must go slow enough to not build up a wave ahead of them.  The days are long, and the trucks never shut down.  I will give you updates as we get info.

Carol Thank you for the heads up.  I was wondering about ironing the piece when I was done.  Also I am getting into quilting, machine quilting mind you but quilting none the less.  It looks so interesting and we have a score of excellent teachers here.  The first one I am doing is an applique wall hanging called "The Crucifixion" and it looks like a stained glass window when it is done.  I have the materials and I am really looking forward to getting into it.

We have two dogs in season a day apart.  This is going to make for an interesting spring.  Pat I am hoping to be down to you on the 18th or close to that date.  I still have to work out the details with my friend in Kitchener.

I must run work is calling.

JudyB

I did not get any sewing done last evening, chatting on msn instead that was kinda more important. So will be doing some in a few minutes. 

A beautiful sunny day and when I headed out for work this morning the birds had the sound of spring in their chirp.

Pampered Chef e-mailed a lot of recipes to be used in the bunt type of stoneware. a lot of printing to be sure. When I prepare them it will also be lots of calories.

Pat:  my shout box is now working.   

Ruth

I called Ivalou this morning to see if she wanted to go with me to the bank and to the court house.  If so, does she want to do breakfast or lunch?  So we went to the bank, had breakfast, went to the court house (to get a discount on my property taxes now that I am 65) and then to the grocery.

I got done at the grocery before Ivalou so I waited for her inside the store.  We walked out together pushing our carts.  We got to the trunk of the car and we both stood there.  I was waiting for her to open the trunk.  She looked at me and said, 'Is it froze shut?'  I said, 'I don't know.  Open it!'  She said, 'I can't!  It's your car!!'  Duh!     And I have a dark blue car and Ivalou's car is dark green!! 

Then when I got home, I got my entries into my checkbook, wrote a check for a bill and put it in the envelope with a return address label and a stamp.  I put everything away and shredded my trash.  Ivalou called and when I looked at the table, I thought...where is my letter to mail?  I looked and looked and couldn't find it, thinking that I shredded it.  I opened the cabinet door and it was with my labels and stamps.  Duh!   

It's not fun being 65!!

Also pray for Marge...the lady that goes with us to Beef and Boards.  She was at Choir practice last night and fell on ice walking to her car.  They called 911 and she is in the hospital for a couple of days.  She has four broken ribs and checking to see if there is anything else.  She is a little gal...no built-in padding...so she may have more damage than first thought. 

I have to make some Zucchini bread today to take tomorrow to a Women's Retreat with Ivalou's church ladies.  We all take something for a Continental Breakfast for Saturday morning.

Well Oldiesman fixed it so those of us with "no name" over our avatar can se it and post there. Thank you Oldiesman.

I got a nice surprise this morning. Michael came online to talk to me before I went to work. He was on a break from his job.That was a first he usually talks to me when it is night where he is. He will be home soon.

In about 1½ hours Willa and I are going to go clean the Pastor's house again. His wife told Willa that it is in a mess.

Gotta go check  SN now.

Marilyn:  That is so sweet of you to clean the pastor's house. 

JudyB:  Ruth Ann is the one who wrote on the tip of turning the huck embroidery over on a towel and ironing - I would like to do that someday but there are all the UFO's in my house - Unfinished Foreign Objects.   

Keith:  Do hope that your lovely wife is feeling better soon and the doctors get the correct diagnosis.

Pat:  I knew the countdown was for your wedding date, I guessed it is so.  A honeymoon ?  Is Geordie becoming an American?    

Liz:  I have never carpet bowled.  It has to be hard to throw a carpet down the bowling lane...


Ruth:  Know what you mean about intending to sew and everything gets in the way - bake rolls for this meeting and so on and so on.  I have to cut fabric for some projects as we have a quilting weekend near the end of this month.  We go from a Friday noon until a Sunday afternoon.  This is one time that everyone does accomplish a lot and still chat along.  Carol

Hi everyone.  It has been a busy day with very beautiful weather.  I spent a number of hours working on the paperwork for our Senior Golden Games that is coming up next month.  I have now processed about 170 applications and prepared the individual reports of certificates of participation for each.  Once all the applications are processed then there are a whole series of reports that are printed out from the database. 

Pat was gone most of the day and was tired this evening so we went back to the Texas Roadhouse for dinner and took advantage of their two for one dinner for $14.99.  It was another very good meal. 

Do yall want to see a photo of Michael? This is one of the Yahoo ID photos, there is another but I didn't get it off Yahoo yet.

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Michael looks very nice, Marilyn.  Does he have a slightly older brother....?  Just kidding.  I am not in the market, tho' still find that seems to attract nice widowers from time to time.  Al was a strong Christian and we shared the same values.  So that was okay.  But I am several years older than you and big difference in energy level.  Misty (cat) and I are both tuckered out at the end of our day. 

Cooked an early dinner today as my daughter is busy getting ready for the painters.  We had dinner at noon as SIL had to work tonight.  So I took her out to Tim Horton's for soup and sandwich this evening. She is so tired...this is going to be a very long month.

Carol, carpet bowling is like indoor lawn bowling! ( Liked your little joke.)  Enjoy the change of exercise and company of the group.  Some of them are Christians and most are really nice.  Best of all, it doesn't cost much to bowl.  Regular bowling is so expensive!!

Time to go.  Just wanted to tell Marilyn that her fellow looks nice.

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

Thank you Liz he sure is a sweety and a man of God.

  Way to go Marilyn!

Your Michael is a very nice lookin' fella.  I hope he turns out to be all you and God want him to be for you.

Seems like I've been married so long (almost 23 yrs) that if something happened and I was alone again, I might want to stay that way.  (Since Terry's sickness, we've talked about it.  I told him I'm too lazy to start all over! )

I'm really happy for both you and Pat. 

Later,
Samantha

Well where is everyone? I will be going to work shortly so here I am just for a few minutes.  Not much going one here today, i will be doing some laundry an walking the dogs when I get home.

Yesterday when I backed out of the garage/tent my right mirror caught the flap on the tent and pulled the bars apart in two places I will have to ask Bill across the street to help me put it back together, it takes two people on to hold and one to pull it. No big deal no damage. I have been afraid I would do that one of thee days.

Well, spring is the season of change, so this must indeed be spring, 'cause it's been very, very changeable from day to day and even from hour to hour.  Yesterday was mostly sunny, but at the moment it's overcast.  The temperatures have risen a bit, and soon we'll probably be getting the March winds.  And besides all that daylight savings time is coming this Sundayl  I don't like changing back and forth, but it seems that I have no say in the matter.

Marilyn ~ Your man looks mighty handsome and gentle.  I, too, pray that he is all you and God wants him to be.

Liz ~ I sometimes look at couples and think...it's not fair.  I would love to have a man in my life but it is work!  I don't know if I have it in me to 'train' another man!     You know...how to hang his wet towels up so they will dry...to take his shoes off before walking on newly mopped floors...to take his socks off right side out...to put the seat back down...you know, those important things in a marriage!!

Well, another missed prediction of bad weather.     I was surprised to get up this morning and no new snow.  Now they are saying it is to start at noon and we will have ½ inch to 7 inches of snow.  What a difference!  Snow is suppose to continue to 4pm tomorrow.  And I am driving to Brown County...Nashville, Indiana...to a Women's Retreat with Ivalou's church ladies.  I am not worried about the snow...I am used to it.  There will be four in my car.  We are staying overnight and coming back tomorrow afternoon.  Probably won't be any shopping in Nashville since it suppose to be cold and snowy.  Nashville is a quaint little town with lots of arts and craft shops, the Little Nashville Opry House and wedding chapels.  Fun little town.

It is only 24°F right now.  If I look real close, I can see a flake of snow or two.  But for now, it is a go to Brown County!

Hi Everyone...

I was up early this morning, spoke to some relatives in Northern Ireland and then I went and laid down to see if I could rid myself of a crazy headache.  I did!  Now, I'm trying to do some "de-cluttering".

A Repair Order

My dad, an auto mechanic, received a repair order that read: "Check for clunking sound when going around corners."

Taking the car out for a test drive, he made a right turn, and a moment later he heard a clunk. He then made a left turn and again heard a clunk.

Back at the shop, he opened the car's trunk, and soon discovered the problem.

Promptly he returned the repair order to the service manager with this notation: "Remove bowling ball from trunk".

Hi everyone.  It has bee a rainy morning with apparently more rain on the way.  It isn't too chilly.  I have had a busy morning as after coffee a the senior center my friend and I went walking at the church gym.  I then came home and worked all morning entering new entries into the Senior Golden Games database.  I am now eating a bite of lunch and feel a nap coming on.  The air was so heavy this morning that the walking really tired me out today.  Fortunately I don't have to go anywhere else today.

Marilyn, Michael looks like a very handsome gentleman.  It is nice to have a face to go with the name.  

I will be short today in my posting.

Quote from: Marilyn on March 06, 2008, 09:05:05 PM
Do yall want to see a photo of Michael? This is one of the Yahoo ID photos, there is another but I didn't get it off Yahoo yet.

Nice photo, Marilyn.  Looks like a lovely person to call a friend.

Thanks for sharing.

Quote from: Etta Sue on March 07, 2008, 11:13:02 AM



And I am driving to Brown County...Nashville, Indiana...to a Women's Retreat with Ivalou's church ladies.  I am not worried about the snow...I am used to it.  There will be four in my car.  We are staying overnight and coming back tomorrow afternoon.  Probably won't be any shopping in Nashville since it suppose to be cold and snowy.  Nashville is a quaint little town with lots of arts and craft shops, the Little Nashville Opry House and wedding chapels.  Fun little town.

It is only 24°F right now.  If I look real close, I can see a flake of snow or two.  But for now, it is a go to Brown County!

Etta Sue, I remember Brown County (have a tee shirt to prove it!).  We had a Hoosier Retreat for Senior Net there about 8 years ago.  Had a lot of fun and made some great memories.  That was just after my daughter had died, and before I moved to Oregon, so that's how I can say how long ago it was.   

  Pat, the person who issued that repair order should be bawled out.

Pat It think is is safe to say that Michael and I are a little bit more than just friends. I may be able to elaborate more when he gets here.

That's ok Marilyn.  I'm happy to say that Paul and I are friends.  Nothing wrong with that at all. 

You got that right Pat. Yes we are friends.

Hi everyone. Blustery day in N. Ireland. At the moment I am watching the rugby match between Ireland and Wales on TV. We are 3 points up but it is early in the match yet.
Michael is very handsome Marilyn and I can tell he is a very nice man indeed! Loved your story about the bowl Pat and Etta Sue I am a very untrained man!

Take care everyone else.

Blustery here too, Colin.  But with so much snow. 

Hi everyone.  Just back from coffee.  I was all alone for quite awhile this morning and then another friend came in and we had a nice visit.  A little later another friend also appeared.  Two of the regulars had other things to do this morning. 

I think I have some serious problems with my laptop as it just suddenly turns off and I noticed last night it was running on battery when it should have been on electric power.  I checked this morning and my warranty expired last August.  I bought this laptop in 2004 and it has been a nice one. 

We are having some snow showers this morning.  However, the ground is too warm to accumulate so it is just pleasant to see.  It is about 34 degrees outside and a little windy.  I have to get out to attend a meeting and then plan to stay in the rest of the day.

Not much else new here.  Our daughter was able to get the medicine for her sinus infection so hopefully she will be feeling better by Monday and will be able to return to work.  She missed about 2 1/2 days fo work this week.

Good morning from the PICU,
Michael is coming along but they are still concerned about his breathing, they had him off the vent when I came in but have put him back on. Thankfully there have been no more seizures or fevers. He is on an antibiotic and something to get rid of excess fluids. I was hoping we'd be off the vent and at least down to the Intermediate care unit but that has not happened yet. Still a sick little boy. More waiting.

Been reading and praying as I am able to get here, just busy days at the hospital this past week. Hope all are feeling better.

We are having snow, sleet and freezing rain here, not nice for driving at all.

May you all have a God filled and blessed day, will try to get in more often.

Still Trustin in HIM!
Jeannine

Good afternoon I spent an hour and a half online with Michael early this morning and didn't get here until now as I had things to do.

I am taking the dogs in for their Rabies Inoculations this afternoon. Not much else is new here. Beautiful day I think I willtake the dogs for a walk now.

What a wonderful overnight retreat!  It was snowing here when I left and the farther south I got the more snow.  I saw brake lights ahead of me on the interstate and exited.  The little man (GPS) said for me to make a legal U turn.  I didn't.  Finally he recalculated.  I was on country roads.  Southern Indiana is hilly, curvy, beautiful...nice ride but NOT on snowy roads.  I missed a turn and the little man...gonna have to name him...kept saying Make a legal U turn..well, I had went on this narrow road over the dam and didn't want to drive that again!!  So I kept on going.  Finally all three of the ladies said they had seen this realtor sign before.  I went all around a lake!!  This time when the little man said Turn right I did.  We finally got to a state highway and was only 2 miles from the motel.  I knew the little man would get me there but whew! were my legs and eyes tired!! 

The retreat was great.  25 women.  Great praising God and great fellowship. 

We woke up this morning to 8 inches of snow.  Light, fluffy snow.  Most snow in Indiana is heavy and wet...good snowball/snowman making snow.  But this was light and fluffy.  The closer I got to Indy the less snow.  And my driveway here is almost all melted except east of my house where the wind blew the snow into a drift. 

I didn't sleep good last night.  Might have been caffeine but I only got about 2 hours sleep.  So I think I will go get my feet up, cover with my afghan and maybe take a nap!

Hi, friends, I ended up working late Thursday night, then went in early to meet the Friday deadline. Afterward, wintry weather warnings were out, so I left early, went home, and fell fast asleep!

And, have rested most of the day, today.

Y'all have a wonderful day in our Lord.